Problems owners report
Complaints filed with NHTSA about the 1992 Mercedes-Benz 500SL, by the system named in each complaint. One complaint can name several.
- Tires2
- Electrical system1
- Service brakes, hydraulic1
- Seats1
NHTSA ODI complaints (public domain) · updated 23 Oct 2026 · 1 injuries and 0 deaths reported
Compared with other years
NHTSA ODI complaints by model year
In the Netherlands
114 first registered in 1992 are on Dutch roads; 76% arrived later as imports.
Most common APK defects
- Stuur- of fuseekogel met slijtage kleiner of gelijk 1,0 mm17
- Bandenspanning niet op juiste waarde15
- Overmatige vloeistoflekkage overige vloeistoffen9
- Dimlicht onjuist afgesteld9
- Stofhoes fuseekogel beschadigd en dicht niet af7
- Band beschadigd5
- Band(en) aanwezig met een profieldiepte van 1,6 t/m 2,5 mm4
- Ruitenwisserinstallatie geeft onvoldoende zicht3
Colours
RDW Open Data: registered vehicles and APK defects (CC0) · defect descriptions in the RDW's Dutch wording
In Finland
18 of these cars first registered in 1992 were in use in Finland on 30 Jun 2026, with an average of 161,000 km on the odometer at their last inspection.
Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency), open data on vehicles in use · CC BY 4.0
Recalls
DURING THE REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION OF THE AIR FILTER HOUSING WHILE SERVICING THE VEHICLE, IT IS POSSIBLE TO MISROUTE THE PREFORMED VACUUM HOSE AND DAMAGE THE CHECK VALVE IN THE VACUUM HOSE. IF THE CHECK VALVE IS DAMAGED, LOSS OF SUFFICIENT BRAKE POWER ASSIST WILL OCCUR.
Whether a recall was fixed on a particular car is known only to the manufacturer: check the VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.
NHTSA recalls · summaries in NHTSA's own words